Widefield School District 3
Widefield School District 3 is the school district of Security-Widefield, Colorado.
Timeline
- 1874 Widefield School District 3 founded to include three communities: Widefield, Drennan and Truckton
- 1912 Widefield (Kittie Paster) School opened near Highway 85/87
- 1942 Camp Carson opened west of Widefield
- 1951 Widefield School District 3 organized
- 1955 First homes built in "Security Village"
- 1955 J.A. Talbott hired as Superintendent
- 1955 Widefield Elementary opened
- 1956 North Elementary opened
- 1957 Venetucci (South) Elementary opened
- 1958 Widefield High School opened
- 1958 Widefield Homes development begins
- 1959 Richard Taylor hired as Superintendent after unexpected death of J.A. Talbott
- 1959 S.A. Wilson Elementary opened (now pre-school and Special Education)
- 1959 Sproul Junior High opened
- 1960 Security Metropolitan Park & Recreation District formed
- 1961 District Administration Building opened (now Discovery High School)
- 1962 C.A. Foster Stadium built at WHS
- 1963 Talbott Elementary opened
- 1963 Development of Stratmoor Valley began
- 1964 Pinello Elementary opens
- 1964 Watson Junior High opens
- 1966 Community Center complex opens new library and recreation facilities
- 1969 Dr. C.F. Clemmer hired as Superintendent
- 1969 Webster Elementary opens
- 1970 WHS auditorium completed
- 1973 Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary opened
- 1973 Dr. A.J. Brendall hired as Superintendent
- 1973 Old Widefield School renamed the Kittie Paster School
- 1973 Peaceful Valley Estates developed
- 1973 Janitell Junior High opened
- 1974 New WHS Gymnasium completed
- 1978 Security Park and Recreation District assimilated into WSD3
- 1978 Dr. James Knox hired as Superintendent
- 1979 Current Administration Building opens
- 1981 Dr. Leonard (Bud) Bartel hired as Superintendent
- 1986 Sunrise Elementary opened
- 1987 Alternative High School opened (now Discovery High School)
- 1987 French Elementary opened
- 1991 Gene Cosby hired as Superintendent
- 1997 Mesa Ridge High School opened
- 2001 Dr. Mark Hatchell hired as Superintendent
- 2002 Widefield School District 3 is the only school district in the state to pass a mill levy override.
- 2005 Widefield Elementary School celebrates its 50th birthday.
- 2007 Stan Richardson hired as Superintendent
- 2008 Widefield High School celebrates its 50th birthday (and subsequently has its 50th graduating class)
List of schools
Elementary
- Pinello Elementary
- Sunrise Elementary
- Talbott Elementary
- Widefield Elementary
- Webster Elememntary
- King Elementary
- North Elementary
- French Elementary
- Venetucci Elementary
Junior High
- Janitell Junior High
- Sproul Junior High
- Watson Junior High
High
Charter
See also
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